Journal
NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY
Volume 6, Issue 4, Pages 679-682Publisher
SOC BRASILEIRA ICTIOLOGIA
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252008000400017
Keywords
Cave Fish; Troglophilic; Neotropical; Conservation; Santana Cave
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- CAPES
- CNPq [301748/2004-7, 302174/2004-4]
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Division Of Environmental Biology [0741450] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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A cave population of the armored catfish Isbrueckerichthys alipionis is reported from the Santana Cave, in the rio Betari watershed, Upper Ribeira karst area, Iporanga, Sao Paulo State, southeastern Brazil. The cave population was compared to an epigean population of I. alipionis and no significant differences where found in morphology or degree of pigmentation. As the cave population is known for at least 30 years and is apparently isolated from epigean streams, it is classified as troglophilic. The discovery of this troglophilic species in the Santana Cave is an additional strong argument for the conservation of that cave.
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